Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL to live up to its name in a larger area

2017-03-16 Thread Kevin M.
On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 8:18 PM, PGage wrote: > I have asked about this for years and have always been told NBC could not > do it because they wouldn't put "adult content" on before 10:00. Did st > change? > Once the evening news featured the leader of the free world bragging about grabbing wome

Re: [TV orNotTV] One "Bake-Off" face will follow it to C4

2017-03-16 Thread Kevin M.
I'm sad to see Toksvig hosting a cooking show. I miss her on The News Quiz and wish she'd have made a more serious stab at politics On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 7:11 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Adam Bowie, to moi, in part, today (16): >> >> - Noel Fielding is a frankly bizarre choice. To say that his b

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL to live up to its name in a larger area

2017-03-16 Thread PGage
I have asked about this for years and have always been told NBC could not do it because they wouldn't put "adult content" on before 10:00. Did st change? On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 12:44 PM Bob Jersey wrote: > > Not just the EST and CST zones, but MST and PST, too. But only for the > remainder of

Re: [TV orNotTV] One "Bake-Off" face will follow it to C4

2017-03-16 Thread Bob Jersey
Adam Bowie, to moi, in part, today (16): > > - Noel Fielding is a frankly bizarre choice. To say that his brand of > humour is a bit different is to put it mildly. In a crazy way, it might > work, but Bake Off will be a different show. > > > Short answer found at the end of this Metro UK

Re: [TV orNotTV] One "Bake-Off" face will follow it to C4

2017-03-16 Thread Adam Bowie
This is either inspired casting or is going to crash and burn spectacularly. - Prue Leith is going to have to work at her likeability. In the past she's been a bit too much like a strict school-teacher, which goes against the grain of a friendly format. - Sandi Toksvig will be fine, and has the ri

RE: [TV orNotTV] SNL to live up to its name in a larger area

2017-03-16 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Wolper >I think it says a lot about NBC's weakness in Saturday prime time that they >would give an hour and a half to SNL in the western time zones. Rather fresh than a 60-minute condensed episode hosted by

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL to live up to its name in a larger area

2017-03-16 Thread John Edwards
Is anybody not weak in prime time? I can’t think of any new programming, other than sports, on Saturdays anymore. John > On Mar 16, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Bob Jersey > wrote: > > Not just the EST and CST zones, but

[TV orNotTV] One "Bake-Off" face will follow it to C4

2017-03-16 Thread Bob Jersey
Paul Hollywood will join new judge Prue Leith, and hosts Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding. Variety (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message bec

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL to live up to its name in a larger area

2017-03-16 Thread Tom Wolper
On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Not just the EST and CST zones, but MST and PST, too. But only for the > remainder of this season. > > It'll be repeated at the usual time in the latter two. > > Variety >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Shemar Moore to CBS' "S.W.A.T." pilot

2017-03-16 Thread Bob Jersey
Moi, Feb 28th: > > > The "Criminal Minds" alum gets the central role of Hondo... he joins > Stephanie Sigman (*Spectre*) in the CBS Studios/Sony TV proposal. > > Variety > > > (link) > > > He'll have time to com

[TV orNotTV] SNL to live up to its name in a larger area

2017-03-16 Thread Bob Jersey
Not just the EST and CST zones, but MST and PST, too. But only for the remainder of this season. It'll be repeated at the usual time in the latter two. Variety (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest

[TV orNotTV] Fox: We've released Megyn

2017-03-16 Thread Bob Jersey
Did it a week ago, and she's free to start working at NBCU, they told Variety (link)... Kelly's spokesmouth denied it. Something new has been added, the article noted at the end... a Sunday-night newsmag. B -- -- TV or